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It’s the end of the world as we know it . . .

. . . and Jeremy Tyler is feeling fine. The coveted 6-foot-11 junior is leaving high school early to play in Europe, according to this report in the New York Times: “Why do I have to go to high school?”

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4 thoughts on “It’s the end of the world as we know it . . .”

The world is officially going to shxt, with this country leading the way. Everyone is trying to beat the system, no matter what the situation (sports, work, money, education). The NBA has put rules in for a reason, to help protect kids (granted they are not perfect). While some are ready (Kobe, Garnett), there are a list of kids that failed and have no education to fall back on. Values are a thing of the past that one can read about in a history book. "It's a job." was quoted in the story by his father. Are you kidding me? What about growing up and living a kids life, which you can not get back. This story makes me appreciate someone like Tyler Hansborough even more, The kid played 4 years at UNC and I assume is getting his degree (I realize his financial sitution was a little different). What is this teenager going to do if he blows out his knee in week 1? If any of my 30 kids were blessed (or cursed) with this talent and proposed this, they would not know what hit him. Problem is, whos idea was this? The kids? The Father/Uncle? Sonny? Extremely sad situation now that the bar has been set.

The NBA doesn't care about the "kids". They set the current rules so teams wouldn't waste money on high school kids. This way, they have to go to college to see if they can actually play a little.

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Jerry Carino has covered sports for the Gannett New Jersey newspapers since 1996 and has been on the college basketball beat since 2003. A native of Old Bridge, he also teaches journalism at Kean University.Email Jerry.